Part B:

What sentence from the text best supports your answer in part A?
A
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Every summer after that visit to the City by the Bay, he had taken drawing and painting lessons, perfecting his work and even earning prizes in various art contests throughout his high school years.

B
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Daniel hadn't wanted to because he felt it was his calling in life to be a sidewalk artist, and to study medicine would be to betray his dream; however, his parents persisted, and he packed his bags and flew to the east coast.

C
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Looking back at his teenage years when he'd spent so much of his time and energy creating works of art, he realized that he had been like a butterfly then, free and light and perfectly content.

D
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For the last six weeks, whenever the patient load was light at his small medical practice and one of his partners took over for him, Daniel picked up his easel and paints and rode the red cable cars down to Pier 39.

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The sentence that best supports the answer from part A would be:

C. "Looking back at his teenage years when he'd spent so much of his time and energy creating works of art, he realized that he had been like a butterfly then, free and light and perfectly content."

This sentence reflects Daniel's passion for art and highlights the contrast between his past as an artist and his current circumstances, supporting the implication that he values his artistic pursuits.